GROSSE POINTE - FranNet of Michigan helps many entrepreneurs start businesses each year. But recently, the company has taken on a new mission: putting veterans back to work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in May that the unemployment rate among veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 attacks was 12.1 percent ?
ANN ARBOR ? WorkForce Software is opening a satellite office in Ann Arbor and looking for 15 IT professional to staff up. The company opened its satellite office at 205 N. Main Street, a 1,500 square foot, R&D facility. The company?s headquarters is in Livonia. The company, which was founded in 1999, employs about 250
ANN ARBOR - A new crowdfunding platform that lets investors back individual people rather than specific ideas or projects will be piloted at the University of Michigan and four other universities this fall, company officials announced Wednesday. Upstart, founded by a UM alum and former president of Google Enterprise, lets college grads and would-be entrepreneurs
LANSING - A controversial proposal to require that 25 percent of Michigan's electricity be generated by renewable resources by 2025 could help create nearly 74,500 jobs in the state, a study released by supporters of the proposal said. Most of the jobs created would be for maintenance and operations of the various generating facilities, whether
LANSING - Outside the Detroit International Bridge Company, a majority of business owners in the state appear to be supporting construction of the New International Trade Crossing, but that support is not moving its way down the ladder, Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Roy Norton, the Canadian counsel to Detroit, told those at a Lansing
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems, which provides Plex Online, cloud ERP for manufacturers, reported a 24 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter ? proceeded by a 30.6 percent revenue increase in the first quarter. CEO Mark Symonds said his company?s financial performance keeps it on track for a possible Initial Public Offering in
YPSILANTI ? The Michigan Cyber Range, announced in October 2011 by Gov. Rick Snyder, has selected Eastern Michigan University as the site for its first "cyber firing range" where cyber security professionals can detect, prevent and thwart cyber-attacks in a real-world setting ? the first of its kind in the nation. Merit Network is collaborating
LANSING ? The Michigan Cyber Range ? which announced its first site at Eastern Michigan University ? will help the state become a center for protecting the nation's cyber infrastructure, the state?s cyber security officer said in an interview. ?It?s about protecting the critical infrastructure,? said Dan Lohrmann, the state of Michigan?s Chief Information Security
LANSING - Michigan is the 7th worst state in the nation when it comes to exposing residents to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to an analysis released today in Michigan by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NRDC-compiled data show: * Michigan?s electric sector ranked 7th in industrial toxic air pollution in
WARREN - Michigan Technological University awarded Winning Futures CEO Kristina Marshall with its Outstanding Young Alumni award at its August 3 alumni recognition banquet. The Houghton-based university bestowed the award upon Marshall in recognition of her distinguished professional achievements while still under the age of 35. She was the sole recipient of the award. Marshall